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April 6th: New Beer’s Eve

CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 29: In this photo illustration, Goose Island's India Pale Ale is pictured with Budweiser beer on March 29, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago-based Fulton Street Brewery LLC, the maker of Goose Island beers, has agreed to be acquired by Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, the world's largest selling beers. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)(credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

CHICAGO (CBS) — Easter and Passover may be taking the attention of many, but for a select few, it’s the unofficial holiday of New Beer’s Eve that’s on their mind.

New Beers Eve goes back 79 years, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act into law that legalized beer – marking the beginning of the end for Prohibition. As it turns out, this made many American citizens happy — alcohol had been illegal for a whopping thirteen years. Naturally, everyone celebrated, lining up in front of bars on April 6th, waiting for this new law to go into effect at midnight.

There is a notable lack of New Beer’s Eve events this year though. A mystery that saddens many New Beer’s Eve lovers. It seems that many just might be too busy preparing for the more family-oriented holidays on the horizon.